Needle threader



Nov. 24 1925. 1,562,474

W. H. RICE NEEDLE THREADER Filed Dec. 19, 1924 INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 24, 1925. v

UNITED STATEfi Pid'lhlhl'l" fil XVILLIAM H. RICE, O13 GMAI-EA, NEBRASKA.

NEEDLE [El- READER Application filed December .19, 1924 Serial No. 756,911.

To all whonm'tma/yconcern: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the Be it known that lVILLi'AiL H. Rica, a needle threading device.

citizen of the United tit-ates, residing at Figure 2 is a top plan view of the slidablc Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State bl ck. of Nebraska, has invented certain new and Figure 3 is a side elevation of the needle 60 useful improvements in Needle 'lhreadcrs. threading device. of which the following is a specification. Figure at is a front elevation of the needle The invention relates to needle threading threading device. devices, and has for its object to provide 21 Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 device of this character which is simple in designates the hollow base of the needle 65 construction, positive in its operation and threading device, which base is provided in constructed in a manner whereby a ncedlc the chamber 2 thereof with a horiz iontalh, may be easily and quickly threaded by a disposed 1: tition 8. Slidahly mounted in person with defective or failing eyesight. the partition and in the removable top 15 who are particularly in need of a convenient plate l of the casing are parallel vertically '70 and positive means for threading a needle. disposed rods 5, which rods extend upwardly A further object is to provide a needle a substantial distance above the casing 1, and threading device comprising a hollow base are secured by means of rivets 6 to opposite having vertically disposed rod slidably sides of a noodle and thread receiving block 23 mounted therein, and with which coiled 7.. which block when forced downwardly 75 springs, within the hollow base, cooperate forces the rod downwardly, thereby comfor forcing the same upwardly. The upper pressing the springs 8, which surround the ends of the rods have connected thereto and rods 5, within the chamber 2 of the casing, disposed therebetwcen a block having right and which slni'ings are interposed between angularly disposed V-shaped recesses cxtendtho D1115 9 arried by the rods and the parso ing' entirely across the same, in one of which l l n 3- the eye of the needle is received after the Extending upwardly from the top 1 of thread has been longitudinally disposed in the c ing 1 is a relatively flatmcmber 10 the other V-shaped recess, and to provide which is in parallel relation to the rod 5 al the hollow base with an upwardly extending and disposed therebetween, and which flat a. r lativ ly flat, arm, slidably mounted i a somber is slidably mounted in an aperture vertically disposed aperture extondin 11 extending vertically through the block 7. through the block and having its upper end Block 7 has its upper end provided with a located, whereby upon a downward movetransversely disposed V-shaped recess 12, in ment of the block against, the actio the which the eye end. 13 of the needle 14 is so rod springs said upper end of the relatively placed when it is desired to force the thread (lat member will force a bight of the thread 15 through the eye 16 of the needle, and through the eye of the needle, which thread extends through the longitudi- A further object is to provide fiat thread Hal V-shaped recess 17 of the block at a gripping fingers carried by the rods for gripright angle to the recess 12. The thread 12 ping and holding the thread frictionally is held at opposite sides of the block 7 by during the operation of the device, and in means of leaf springs 18 which are secured a manner whereby the thread will slip durto the forward sides of the rods 5 at 19, ing the forcing of the bight thereof through however the leaf springs 18 frictionally hold the eye of the needle. the thread, butat the same time allow the Vith the above and other objects in view thread to slip during the needle threading the invention resides in the combination and operation when the block 7 is forced downarrangement of parts as hereinafter set wardly by the operator upon a downward forth, shown in the drawing, described and pressure on the needle 14, and which action 50 claimed, it being understood that changes will force the relatively flat member 10 upin the precise embodiment of the invention wa-rdly through the eye 16 of the needle, may be made within the scope of what is thereby carrying the bight- 20 of the thread claimed without departing from the spirit 15 through the eye, after which the downof the invention. ward pressure on the block is released, which In the drawing 9 allows the springs 8 to force the block up- 1.

wardly for removing the flat member 10 from the eye, or the bight can be grasped before the block is released for pulling the thread further through the eye of the needle.

From the above it will be seen that a needle threading device is provided which is simple in construction, the parts reduced to a minimum and the device constructed in a man ner whereby it may be cheaply manufactured and sold. The cover is preferably held on the upper end of the casing 1 by means of spring arms 21 which cooperate with lugs 22 carried by the casing 1, and by providing the cover 4, it is obvious that access may be had to the interior of the casing for assembling or repair purposes.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. A needle threading device comprising a hollow casing, a horizontally disposed partition in said casing, vertically disposed parallel rods slidably mounted in said partition and easing, springs surrounding the rods within the casing and normally forc ing said rods upwardly,.a needle receiving block disposed between said rods above the casing and secured to the rods, a vertically disposed thread engaging arm carried by the upper end of the casing between the rods and extending through a vertically disposed aperture in the block, a needle receiving recess carried by the upper end of the block and-with which the aperture communicates, a thread receiving recess at a right angle to the needle receiving recess and spring thread gripping arms carried by the forward sides of the rod at opposite sides of the block.

2. A needle threading device comprising a casing having a chamber therein, spaced parallel vertically disposed slidable rods mounted in bearings of the casing, springs disposed within the casing and cooperating with the rods for simultaneously forcing the same upwardly, a needle receiving block secured to the upper ends of the rods above the casing, right angularly disposed needle and thread receiving recesses in the upper end of the block, a needle engaging arm carried by the upper end of the casing between the rods and extending vertically through an aperture in the block and adapted to move upwardly through the upper end of the block at the point of intersection of the needle and thread recesses and spring thread gripping arms carried by the rods at opposite sides of the block.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

VILLIAM H. RICE. 

